Hansen attends conference

Brown County Commissioner Nancy Hansen attended the 2013 National Association of Counties Western Interstate Region Conference last month in Flagstaff, Ariz.

The conference addressed issues facing counties in the western U.S., including public and forest lands, disaster preparedness and recovery and public-private partnerships, according to a news release.

Featured speakers included author and columnist Bruce Bugoski; Ed Fox, vice president of state and local affairs for the Arizona Public Service Co.; and James D. Ogsbury, executive director of the Western Governors Association.